child development

Newborn human babies are probably more helpless than the young of any other mammal. They need active care from peopleordinarily their parentsfor years to come. The period of human childhood is longmore than the whole life span of many animalsbecause humans live long lives and because there is much for them to learn. Animals rely largely on instinct to survive, but

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